SAY NO TO BULLYING
POSTER COMPETITION
In 2015-16, for the third consecutive year, Interrelate held the Say No to Bullying Poster Competition for NSW
primary schools. The aim of the competition is to raise awareness of the issue of bullying and to assist schools
to identify and address bullying behaviours in their school communities.
This years’ competition theme was Differences Make Us Special. Don’t Bully and invited students to draw a
picture depicting their interpretation of the theme for their chance to win a family getaway and $1,000 for their
school. In addition, the Winner and 10 Regional Finalists each received an Art Pack generously donated by our
sponsor, Faber-Castell Australia.
This year’s winner was Celeste Black, Year 6, from Burraneer Bay Public School, who was chosen from
almost 5,000 entries received from across the state. Celeste, together with the Regional Finalists and Highly
Commended recipients and their families, were invited to a special Awards Ceremony on Friday, 18 March
2016, to mark the National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence.
Over 300 guests attended the event, which was hosted by SBS World News Presenter, Ricardo Goncalves. The
NSW Treasurer, the Hon. Gladys Berejiklian was a special guest and Interrelate’s patron, His Excellency General
The Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), Governor of New South Wales, recorded a special video message
that was played at the ceremony.
Watch a short highlights video of the Awards Ceremony: https://youtu.be/tqoOCw7W3So
The event also marked the official opening of the Say No to Bullying Poster Exhibition in Chatswood Library,
which showcased the Winner, Finalists and Highly Commended entries for a period of three weeks. In May, the
Exhibition then moved to Vinegar Hill Memorial Library in Rouse Hill, and will travel to several other libraries
throughout the regions in the latter half of 2016.
The competition resulted in a number of positive media outcomes for Interrelate, most notably an SBS World
News TV interview with Patricia Occelli and 11 print articles that were spread across the regions.
Watch the SBS World News TV interview with Patricia Occelli:
www.sbs.com.au/news/video/647193667788/National-survey-report-on-bullying-alarms-mental-h
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